Income share held by lowest 10% in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Income share held by lowest 10% was 3.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% in China (People’s Republic of), 1981–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 10% in China (People’s Republic of) is 3.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 3.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 39th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More poverty & inequality data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.999 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,418 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in China (People’s Republic of) was 3.1% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 39th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.